Australia’s pacemen unleash against India on day one of First Test in Adelaide

If the Indian and Australian cricketers felt a degree of pent-up energy from the claustrophobia of quarantine life, only the home side released it on a dour opening day of the Test summer in Adelaide.

India finished at 6-233, Australia having all the momentum.

If it is remembered at all in years to come, it will be for two events: the moment of insanity that ended Virat Kohli’s characterful innings of 74 in tricky batting conditions, and the first confident steps into Test cricket of Australian all-rounder Cameron Green.

Kohli’s demise when most of the day’s hard work was done beggared belief: his vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane hit a firm drive to Josh Hazlewood at mid-off, took off for a brainless run and immediately reconsidered, leaving…